MONTERREY, MEXICO (By editors with Energy Analytics Institute, 21.May.2026, Words: 475) â The following briefs are compiled from varied media outlets across the Latin America and […]
Tag: Moody’s
Moodyâs downgrades credit ratings of the CFE and 8 financial institutionsÂ
MONTERREY, MEXICO (By Isaac Silvestre, Energy Analytics Institute, 21.May.2026, Words: 228) â Moodyâs downgraded the credit ratings of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and 8 financial […]
ECOPETROL’S global credit rating downgraded to Ba2 by Moody’s
xBOGOTĂ, COLOMBIA (By Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 6.May.2026, Words: 243) â The credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings downgraded ECOPETROL‘s global credit rating from Ba1 […]
Mexico’s trade undamaged by US tariffs: Moodyâs LatAm director Alfredo Coutino
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 3.Feb.2026, Words: 388) â Mexico has offset the adverse effects of tariffs imposed by US president Donald […]
Pemex boasts $11.3bn purchasing agreement, $9.9bn bond buyback during 3Q:25
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Oct.2025, Words: 560) â PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said its operations remained stable throughout its main business […]
Pemex says 2 transactions reduce foreign currency obligations
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Sep.2025, Words: 588) â PetrĂłleos Mexicanos (Pemex) announced 2 transactions that will equivalently reduce its previously […]
Moody’s confirms Pemex’ BCA, upgrades Pemex’ CFR [pdf download]
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 8.Sep.2025, Words: 278) â Moody’s Ratings confirmed Petroleos Mexicanos‘ (Pemex) baseline credit assessment (BCA) of ca, […]
Mexico to inject between $7bn-$10bn in Pemex, according to Moodyâs analyst
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (By Fidencio Casillas, Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Jul.2025, Words: 215) â Plans revealed this week by Mexicoâs Ministry of Finance and Public Credit […]
EAI brief: Moodyâs says rising extraction costs squeeze Argentine producers [pdf download]
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (Ana Sanches, Energy Analytics Institute, 16.Jul.2025, Words: 366) â The increase in lifting costs recorded in 2024 in Argentina reduces the profitability margins […]
EAI Brief:Â Â Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global downgrade their ratings on Colombia
HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Editors at Energy Analytics Institute, 26.Jun.2025, Words: 231) â The credit rating agencies Moody’s Ratings and S&P Global revised their ratings on […]
Moody’s Maintains Ecopetrol’s Global Credit Rating at Ba1 with a Stable Outlook
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (Piero Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Feb.2025) â Moody’s reported the results of its periodic review of Ecopetrol S.A. on 24 Feb. 2025 […]
Moody’s Upgrades Argentina’s Currency Ratings, Upgrades Outlook to Positive
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE (Aaron Simonsky, Energy Analytics Institute, 24.Jan.2025) â Moody’s Ratings upgraded the government of Argentina’s long-term foreign currency and local currency issuer ratings […]
Pemex Credit Metrics Continue to Weaken, Moody’s Warns
(Pietro D. Pitts, Energy Analytics Institute, 27.Nov.2024) â The credit metrics for state-owned PetrĂłleos Mexicanos or Pemex (B3 negative) continue to weaken, according to Moody’s […]
Moody’s Raises Petrobras’ Outlook to Positive
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Oct.2024) â Moody‘s raised the outlook on Petrobras‘ ratings from stable to positive, Petrobras announced 2 Oct. 2024 in an official statement. […]
Moodyâs Changes Ecopetrolâs Credit Rating to Ba1
(Ecopetrol, 23.May.2024) â Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) reports that credit rating agency Moodyâs downgraded its global credit rating from Baa3 to Ba1 and changed […]
Moody’s Changes Ultrapar’s Outlook to Stable from Negative
(Moody’s, 26.Aug.2022) â Moody’s Investors Service affirmed Ultrapar ParticipaçÔes S.A.‘s Ba1 Corporate Family Rating and the Ba1 rating of the Backed Senior Unsecured Notes issued […]
Moody’s On Govt Intervention At Petrobras
(Reuters, 24.Feb.2021) â Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to replace the head of state-run oil giant Petrobras threatens the government’s privatization program and potentially the […]
Moody’s Assigns Caa3 Rating To YPF’s Proposed Notes
(Moody’s, 29.Jan.2021) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Caa3 rating to YPF Sociedad AnĂłnima’s (YPF) proposed senior secured notes due 2026 and senior unsecured notes […]
Moody’s Warns Of Pemex Downgrade
(Reuters, 15.Dec.2020) â Mexican state oil giant Pemex could sink deeper into junk territory if Mexico’s sovereign credit rating is downgraded, ratings agency Moody’s said […]
Moody’s Finalizes Ratings Review Of Govt Of Trinidad
(Global Credit Research, 8.Dec.2020) â Moody’s Investors Service reviews all of its ratings periodically in accordance with regulations — either annually or, in the case […]
Moody’s Confirms Ecopetrol’s Rating
(Ecopetrol, 3.Aug.2020) â Ecopetrol S.A. announces rating agency Moody’s kept the Company’s long-term international rating at Baa3, with stable outlook. Moody’s highlighted the Company’s strength […]
Moody’s Downgrades Pemex’s Ratings To Ba2
(Moodyâs, 17.Apr.2020 â Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) downgraded Petroleos Mexicanos’ (PEMEX) senior unsecured ratings on the company’s existing notes, as well as the ratings based […]
Moody’s Ends YPF Review
(Moodyâs, 15.Nov.2019) â Moody’s Investors Service completed a periodic review of the ratings of YPF Sociedad Anonima and other ratings that are associated with the […]
Moodyâs Ups Petrobras’ Stand-Alone Credit Profile
(Petrobras, 23.Aug.2019) â Petrobras informs that the rating agency Moody raised its stand-alone credit profile (SCP) by one notch to “ba2″ from ” ba3″ and […]
Moody’s Confirms Ecopetrol Investment Grade Rating
(Ecopetrol, 30.Jul.2019) â Ecopetrol S.A. announces that the rating agency Moody’s has kept the Company’s long-term international rating at Baa3, with stable outlook. In its […]
Moody’s Assigns B2 Rating To Pampa Energia’s Notes
(Moodyâs, 1.Jul.2019) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to Pampa EnergĂa S.A.’s proposed senior unsecured notes. The outlook is stable. Net proceeds from […]
Pemex Debt Holders See Downgrade To ‘Junk’ Status Ahead
(Reuters, Stefanie Eschenbacher and Ana Isabel Martinez, 6.Jun.2019) â Investors at six of the worldâs largest asset managers, all of whom own the bonds of […]
A Double Whammy: Fitch Downgrades Mexico And Moodyâs Lowers Outlook
(Reuters, 5.Jun.2019) â In a double blow for Mexico, credit ratings agency Fitch downgraded the nationâs sovereign debt rating on Wednesday, citing risks posed by […]
LatAmNRG Bolivia Briefs: Gas Sector Dependence, Moodyâs âBa3â Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 3.Apr.2019) â Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to Bolivia and the country still being highly dependent on […]
President-elect Lopez Obrador Slams Pemex For Crude Import Plan
(Reuters, 23.Oct.2018) â Mexicoâs president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday criticized state-run Pemexâs plan to import U.S. light crude from refiner Phillips 66, calling […]
Moodyâs: Mexican Governmentâs Plan To End Oil Exports Raises Risks
(Kallanish Energy, 18.Oct.2018) â The incoming Mexican government’s announcement to end oil exports is credit negative to both Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and to the government’s credit […]
Moodyâs Upgrades Ecopetrol Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 18.Jul.2018) â The risk-rating agency Moody’s increased the baseline credit assessment (BCA) two notches, to ba1 from ba3 for Colombiaâs […]
Moody’s Projects T&T Energy Sector Rebound
(LoopTT, 24.May.2018) â Moody’s Investors Service is projecting an Energy Sector-led rebound in growth to support the fiscal trajectory. On Wednesday, Moody’s upgraded Trinidad and Tobago’s Trinidad Drilling […]
Moody’s Takes Action on Cosan’s Ratings
(Moody’s Investors Service, 17.Mar.2017) â Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the ratings of the notes issued by Cosan Overseas Limited and Cosan Luxembourg S.A. and guaranteed […]
Moody’s Changes Outlook on Argentine Cos
(Moody’s Investors Service, 7.Mar.2017) â Moody’s Investors Service revised to positive from stable the outlook for several companies operating in Argentina, while all ratings were […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Petrobras Notes
(Moody’s Investors Service, 9.Jan.2017) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed […]
Moody’s Assigns Rating to Pampa EnergĂa
(Moody’s Investors Service, 6.Jan.2017) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a B3 Corporate Family Rating (CFR) to Pampa EnergĂa S.A. At the same time, Moody’s assigned […]
Company Profile: Oleoducto Central S.A. (Ocensa)
(Moody’s, 4.Jun.2016) â Oleoducto Central S.A. (Ocensa) is the largest crude oil pipeline and the only public-use pipeline in Colombia. Its pipeline is ~845 km […]
Moody’s Affirms YPF’s B3 Rating
(Energy Analytics Institute, Jared Yamin, 2.Jun.2016) â Moody’s affirmed YPF Sociedad Anonima’s B3 issuer rating. YPF’s B3 BCA (Baseline Credit Assessment) and its Baa1.ar national […]
Moody’s Affirms Ocensa’s Baa3 Ratings
(Moody’s, 4.May.2016) â Moody’s affirmed Oleoducto Central, S.A.’s (Ocensa) Baa3 senior unsecured ratings. The rating outlook was changed to negative from positive. Ratings Rationale “The […]
Finance Ministry, Pemex Meet With Investors
(Pemex, 19.Apr.2016) â The Minister of Finance and Public Credit, Luis Videgaray, and the Pemex CEO JosĂ© Antonio GonzĂĄlez Anaya, met in New York with […]
Pemex Responds to Moodyâs Press Release
(Pemex, 25.Aug.2015) â Moody’s Investors Service placed Pemex’s global foreign currency and global local currency A3 ratings under review for a possible downgrade. In this […]
Moodyâs Affirms Petrobras Argentina Notes
(Moody’s Investor Service, 14.Aug.2015) â Moody’s Latin America Agente de CalificaciĂłn de Riesgo affirmed the Ba2/Aaa.ar global scale rating and national scale rating on Petrobras […]
Elevated Corporate Risks in Argentina
(Moody’s Investor Service, 16.Jul.2015) â Economic stagnation, a difficult political environment and heightened volatility in financial markets with the approach of presidential elections will be […]
Moodyâs Maintains Ecopetrol Rating at Baa2
(Ecopetrol S.A., 25.Jun.2015) â Ecopetrol S.A. reported that the credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has maintained Ecopetrol’s long term international rating at Baa2 with […]
Moodyâs Affirms Ecopetrol Rating
(Moody’s, 23.Jun.2015) â Moody’s affirmed Ecopetrol S.A.’s Baa2 ratings and assigned a Baa2 rating to the company’s up to $1.5 billion in proposed notes due […]
Moodyâs Changes PBF Rating Outlook
(Moody’s, 22.Jun.2015) â Moody’s Investors Service changed PBF Holding Company LLC’s rating outlook to positive from stable. Moody’s also affirmed PBF’s Ba3 Corporate Family Rating […]
Moodyâs Assigns Ba2 Rating to Petrobras Notes
(Moody’s, 3.Jun.2015) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Ba2 rating to Petrobras Global Finance B.V.’s proposed global notes, which will be unconditionally guaranteed by Petrobras. […]
Moodyâs Covenant on YPF Bond Offering
(Moody’s, 20.May.2015) â Moody’s Investors Service assigned an overall covenant quality score of 3.37 to YPF Sociedad AnĂłnima’s $1,500 million 8.500% Senior Notes due 2025. […]
Moodyâs Assigns Rating to RaĂzen Energia
(Moody’s, 30.Apr.2015) â Moody’s AmĂ©rica Latina assigned a Baa3 global scale and Aaa.br national scale ratings to RaĂzen Energia S.A.’s proposed BRL 500 million senior […]